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Chapter 25 delay

Hey folks! I was planning on posting chapter 25 today, but I haven't had the time to work on it that it needs.

A chapter will go up on Royal Road today, and I'll be posting chapter 25 here to...

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Chapter 24: Never forget your towel

The sun beat down, spreading a relentless heat in one last hurrah for Summer days. Frank and his group stood in a parking lot just a few streets over from the apartments, within sight of the curren...

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Chapter 23: Human problems

The Administrator stood on the surface of the red planet, observing from a distance as the new set of Guides introduced themselves to this batch of humans. It was an occurrence she’d seen many ti...

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Chapter 22: Malls are scary at night

Frank, Mai, and Kevin walked into the mall’s lobby. Most of the lights in the building were off. Shop lights and the occasional beam of moonlight sneaking its way in from outside were the only co...

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Chapter 21: A murder on the plaza floor

If you read the past few chapters before this one came out, read this notice!

For the last couple chapters, I had initially been thinking I would do a bit of a timeskip, basically just say "a...

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Chapter 20: Aether and its allure

This chapter has been edited from it's original posting!

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For the second time, Frank found himself sitting down with Grant and his friends for a meal. They were in Grant’s apartme...

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Chapter 19: Possibilities

This had been a productive day. Establishing the Vandenilis Fabrication Team this quickly had been a challenge, but it helped that he was solely in control of the largest remaining division of the ...

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Chapter 18: So long, and thanks for all the fish

Jason surveyed the ingredients in front of him. As usual, everything he had looked familiar, but none of it was quite right. Trying to cook on Ličio was like trying to cook in a drea...

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Chapter 17: Jerry cans & blood bags

The Vandenilis Fabrication Team was decently sized, a collection of fifteen men and women with varying amounts of experience with different crafting disciplines. Few were more than hobbyists before...

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Chapter 16: The Crafting Crew

Frank lay in bed, watching light filter through the few beams of sunlight peeking in through the blinds. He’d remembered to turn off the alarm on his phone, so he’d managed to wake up peacefull...

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Chapter 15: Volunteers and Vanguards

Frank stumbled back, staring in horror. In front of him, kneeling on the ground, was the man whose arm he had just enchanted. He could still see part of the word ‘strong’ peeking out from under...

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Chapter 14: Snapping under tension

All eyes in the room quickly turned to look at Frank. He felt a moment of rising panic in his chest as he realized why people have nightmares about public speaking.

So much for not being ...

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Chapter 13: The Council will see you now

A light pit of anxiety formed in Frank's stomach as he walked, following the mayor's aide. He knew he hadn’t done anything wrong, so there shouldn’t be any real cause for concern, but he couldn...

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Chapter 12: Trauma bonding over breakfast

I was told the characters might be hard to keep straight, with how many are introduced at once here, so I'm going to leave some notes at the end. Don't worry too much about remembering everyone rig...

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Chapter 11: Morning After

Frank startled awake, sights and sounds disorienting him. He flailed in bed, body on high alert as he took in the unfamiliar room. There were posters on the wall for bands he didn’t know, and eve...

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Chapter 10: To Trust, or Not to Trust

Frank peered at the three books set before him. Two of them appeared to be from the same series, a recounting of the historical development of arms and armor in a distant part of history. The third...

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Chapter 9: Gotta read 'em all

Frank squeezed around people as they passed by, keeping a hand on the antlers strapped to his back so he didn’t hit anyone with them. He got a few curious glances thrown his way, but everyone was...

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Chapter 8: Suburban pirates & city government

Frank was, technically, in the city at this point. He was off the freeway now and had been driving down an arterial road headed closer to the center of the city. He was, at the moment, driving thro...

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Chapter 7: You can rest when you're dead... tired

The bike was faster. It was hard to put a finger on how, exactly, it was faster, but it just was. Certainly, it wasn’t as fast as a car, or a motorcycle would be. It felt like he had som...

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Chapter 6: Words of Wisdom

Chapters a little bit shorter than normal

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Frank had no time to react as the stags charge carried through the wall and across the small office. He watched in horror as the jagge...

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Chapter 5: The dangers of wildlife

Frank did not, in fact, learn [Origami]. He did, however, earn a simple [Paper Folding] skill.

[Paper Folding]

You have spent a more than usual amount of focus getting ...

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Chapter 4: Arts & Crafts

The world was no longer safe. Technology still existed, but society was fractured and gone. At least, as far as Frank could tell. He hadn’t actually been anywhere yet, but looking out the windows...

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Chapter 3: A Magic Experience

In the few moments before contact, he realized that thinking of it as a squirrel had been a rather hasty choice on his part. He could hardly be blamed for that, given the circumstances.

It wa...

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Chapter 2: Native

Frank sat in his chair, still spinning from his rough landing. He stared helplessly at the screen in front of him, which moved to keep itself a fixed distance in front of his face. He stood up shar...

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Chapter 1: Error!

Frank sighed, glancing at the flashing icon on his screen. The shrill ring of the call waiting for him, should he choose to accept it, blasted through his headset. He glanced down at his hands, cou...

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